نعب

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the sound of a crow's caw, but extends metaphorically to the crowing of a rooster. It also signifies rapid movement, specifically in horses and camels, and a particular head movement during locomotion.

Derived headwords

نَعَبَverb

1.
The crow cawed.both
The crow cawed.

يَنْعَبُverb

1.
to cawboth
The sound made by a crow.

نَعْبًاnoun

1.
cawingboth
The act or sound of a crow cawing.

نَعِيبًاnoun

1.
And also a caw/croak.both
And also a caw/croak.

نَعَبَانًاnoun

1.
And a cawing/croaking, with a fatḥa on the ʿayn.both
And a cawing/croaking, with a fatḥa on the ʿayn.

تَنْعَابًاnoun

1.
And a cawing/croaking, with a fatḥa on the nūn.both
And a cawing/croaking, with a fatḥa on the nūn.

نَعَبَverb

1.
The crow cawed.both
The crow cawed.

نَعَبَverb

1.
The crow cawed.both
The crow cawed.

النَّعْبnoun

1.
rapid movementclassical
Fast or swift travel.

مُنْعَبadjective

1.
swiftclassical
Describing a horse that is fast or swift.

نَعَّابَةadjective

1.
swiftclassical
Describing a she-camel that is fast or swift.

نَعُوبadjective

1.
swiftclassical
Describing a she-camel that is fast or swift.

نَعَبnoun

1.
The crow cawed.both
The crow cawed.

نَعَبnoun

1.
The crow cawed.both
The crow cawed.

Parallel reading

نعب الغراب، أي صاح ينعب وينعب نعبا ونعيبا ونعبانا وتنعابا.

The crow cawed, meaning it cried out, cawing and cawing, with a cawing, a cawing, a cawing, and a cawing.

وربما قالوا: نعب الديك، على الاستعارة.

And perhaps they say: the rooster crowed, metaphorically.

والنعب: السير السريع.

And 'al-na'b' is rapid movement.

وفرس منعب: جواد.

And a 'mun'ab' horse: a swift steed.

وناقة نعابة ونعوب: سريعة، والجمع نعب.

And a 'na''abah' and 'na'ub' she-camel: swift, and the plural is 'na'b'.

ويقال إن النعب تحرك رأسها في المشي إلى قدام.

And it is said that 'al-na'b' is its head moving forward in its gait.